Rainbow Lantana
Rainbow Lantana
A vibrant rainbow of color stretches across this beautiful Rainbow Lantana watercolor. Let this glorious painting bring a burst of lively color and charm to your walls!
Lantana Fun Facts:
The word rigor surprisingly connects to Lantanas, reflecting their meaning as accurate, thorough, exhaustive, even demanding and difficult—quite a contrast for these tiny blooms!
Lantanas form clusters of tiny, rounded flowers in brilliant hues like yellow, orange, white, red, pink, blue, and purple. Often multiple colors mix within the same cluster, creating stunning bicolored or rainbow effects.
Warning: All parts of the Lantana are toxic and poisonous! Keep them away from children, pets, and walkways. Skin contact can cause irritation; ingestion can lead to stomach upset or worse—for animals, even death.
The plant’s odor is subtle until a branch is broken, then it releases a scent described as a mix of cat urine, gasoline, and fermented citrus—not exactly enticing!
On the bright side, Lantana oils can deter mosquitoes and small rodents, making it a natural pest repellent.
I’ve admired these tiny bouquet-like flowers for decades from afar. Somehow, they never made it into my garden landscapes, only onto my canvas. Moving to Arizona for a few years changed that—seeing them as hardy perennials decorating many yards introduced me to their charm up close. Although I still adore their colorful clusters, I’m careful not to plant them near the front door anytime soon!
A vibrant rainbow of color stretches across this beautiful Rainbow Lantana watercolor. Let this glorious painting bring a burst of lively color and charm to your walls!
Lantana Fun Facts:
The word rigor surprisingly connects to Lantanas, reflecting their meaning as accurate, thorough, exhaustive, even demanding and difficult—quite a contrast for these tiny blooms!
Lantanas form clusters of tiny, rounded flowers in brilliant hues like yellow, orange, white, red, pink, blue, and purple. Often multiple colors mix within the same cluster, creating stunning bicolored or rainbow effects.
Warning: All parts of the Lantana are toxic and poisonous! Keep them away from children, pets, and walkways. Skin contact can cause irritation; ingestion can lead to stomach upset or worse—for animals, even death.
The plant’s odor is subtle until a branch is broken, then it releases a scent described as a mix of cat urine, gasoline, and fermented citrus—not exactly enticing!
On the bright side, Lantana oils can deter mosquitoes and small rodents, making it a natural pest repellent.
I’ve admired these tiny bouquet-like flowers for decades from afar. Somehow, they never made it into my garden landscapes, only onto my canvas. Moving to Arizona for a few years changed that—seeing them as hardy perennials decorating many yards introduced me to their charm up close. Although I still adore their colorful clusters, I’m careful not to plant them near the front door anytime soon!